Hello,
my name is Josip and I am a student. My area of expertise is computer engineering. Anyway, for my final thesis I have got a project in Arduino. My job is to make a cocktail dispensing machine, something like this:The Inebriator - Arduino Cocktail Machine - Dispensing Signature Cocktail - YouTube
For the thesis I dont need to include a shaking part and all cocktail can be building or layering. If it's shaken cocktail, then instruction must be shown to the bartnerdner to shake it. Anyway, as I have just started learning Arduinu, I am still working on some basic project with LED's and simillar and it is long way to reach stepper motors. I will have some help from professor and so on, but I was also hoping to find someone to guide me properly. Currently I am working on the outer design and then I will order parts. If anyone has knowledge and would like to help me(guide me with some things like whats most important to do first and so on..), I am even willing to pay for help.
I want to studying in the same place where you study ... 
In fact, I am now doing a similar device for me.
There are several different designs - I have not yet chose what to implement.
- The design is based on the use of valves. (such as video)
- The design is based on the use of pumps.
What kind of help you are looking for?
Did you find your help ?
I don't know id I am of any help to you but I designed and wrote the code for "The Barman"
Feel free to drop me a PM.
Cheers Pete.
Thanks for replies. I need some "steering" in begining. As I am from Croatia, it will be hard to get all components(30 days waiting from ebay) and I would need a help with a list so I can order it and get it in time. For example, I know what kind of DC engine I need, and some other components, but there is plenty of stuff there and I don't want to miss anything.I was planning to make outer design from plexiglas(what do you think). For thesis, I won't do the shaking part, most cocktails will be building and if the cocktail is shaken, it will appear on screenn. I was also planing to place speaker in electromagnetic area. If any of you(Gippopotam) are doing anything simillar, we can exchange contact details and ideas of course.
Cheers guys